Other inland flotillas were formed on Lake Segozero (one tug), Payazero (two tugs and motor boats) and Onega (130 vessels). By the end of Finland’s wars, 4,308 men of the Division had become casualties of war. In addition there was an independent cavalry brigade which was made up of a staff, two cavalry regiments, a rifle battalion mounted on bicycles and a horse artillery battery.
Light field artillery caliber varied from 75-105 mm and heavy artillery caliber from 107-155 mm.All divisions at the start of the Winter War were fully equipped with rifles, SMGs, LMGs and HMGs.
Its principal tasks were mine laying, transportation and evacuation of friendly troops, and attempts to cut enemy coastal lines of communication and supply.The Lake Ladoga Flotilla was also reactivated in 1941 and equipped with 41 craft seized from the Red forces. During the Continuation War the Finns split their units into smaller flights of about ten aircraft which could be deployed nearer the front and in the vicinity of the sector where they were required.During the Continuation War the Finnish Air Force and anti-aircraft artillery claimed From June 1941 onward, when Finland fought alongside Germany, Finnish naval forces contributed Throughout the Continuation War the tiny Finnish Navy operated in conjunction with German and Finnish land forces, rather than as an independent sea-going force. During the Continuation War (1941–1944) Finland was co-belligerent and a tactical ally of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union, and dependent on food, fuel and armament shipments from Germany. The Finnish Army was caught by surprise, largely because of the complacency of the Finnish High Command which had failed to take the necessary defensive precautions during the preceding years. During the war, the Whites captured hundreds of guns from the reds (communists) and the Russian army, which supplied the reds with guns and shells.
Material presented throughout this website is for historical and entertainment value only and should not to be construed as usable for hardware restoration, maintenance, or general operation. Although the signing of the Moscow Treaty in March 1940, which ended the Winter War, guaranteed Finland her borders with the Soviet Union, the Finnish Government remained uncertain of Soviet intentions towards the independence of Finland. Moreover, during the war, Finland kept its army outside the German command structure despite numerous attempts by the Germans to tie them more tightly together. The MG armed was named “Naaras”. There are a total of [ 51 ] WW2 Finnish Guns (1939-1945)entries in the Military Factory. Generally, February 2nd A Finnish 75 mm mountain howitzer engages the Russians in Karelia. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons. So when Hitler informed the Finns of his impending invasion of the Soviet Union they readily cooperated with Germany to secure the contested Karelian region and the strategically important ce… had no field artillery.
Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. Finland fought two wars within World War 2 - and against two very different enemies. WW2 Finnish Tanks Finnish Tanks in 1939. Note: Visiting this site with enabled AD BLOCKERS is prohibited ! Finland took part in the siege of Leningrad. For obvious reasons 1 th Finnish Heavy Artillery Battery was one of the very few Finnish White Army units in Finnish Civil War to rely using indirect fire and was never used for direct-fire missions.